Admission

The Admission process at Christ Church Episcopal School is student-centered. We look for the brightest students in the upstate, those with intelligence, character, and an eagerness to learn. We look forward to getting to know each applicant and his or her family personally.

Academics

In addition to providing small class sizes where our high-quality faculty can focus on each individual student, our curriculum is challenging and rewarding, emphasizing unique learning opportunities and a global view.

Arts

Strong arts programming is at the core of our curriculum in each division, housed in state-of-the-art classrooms and facilities, promoting creativity, social development, self-discipline, and confidence in each and every student.

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School Life

An education is for life, and the complete package of academics, athletics, arts and extracurricular activities underpinned with a faith-based environment, allow CCES students to emerge with a wonderful combination of creativity, confidence, and accomplishment.

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Middle School

Middle School Musical

This is one of the biggest shows of the year, usually comprised of 60 - 100 cast members, 8 - 10 student technicians and crew members, and an army of volunteers! The 2018 Middle School Musical, Seussical Jr. was co-directed by Kristi Byers and Sean Closz, who serve as our Middle School Drama Teacher and Middle School Choir Director. The students involved always have an amazing experience - for many it is the first time they will have ever pulled something like this together. It’s a great way for them to understand teamwork in a different way. These productions are usually student versions of larger well-known musicals.

Upper School

Upper School Musical, Fall Play, and IB Spring Play

The longest-standing tradition in the arts at CCES is the winter musical, which usually involves about 40-50 students in the cast and crew. Theatre teacher, Reed Halvorson, is thrilled to carry the torch and brings his extensive professional and educational experience as a technician and director to create shows that rival most college and community theatres. Previous performances includeOklahoma, Once Upon a Mattress, Kiss Me Kate, Anything Goes, Hello Dolly, Legally Blonde, South Pacific, The Sound of Music, and many more.

The Fall Play, a non-musical performance, takes place in the Rooke Theatre either late October or early November. Engaging the students and audiences in a variety of dramatic or comedic works from various genres, these plays develop the raw theatrical talents of students. Recent productions have also attended the South Carolina Theatre Associations State HS One Act Competition, winning "Best Set Design" in 2016 for Epic Proportions. Past productions include Letters to Sala, We're All Right, Epic Proportions, The Kitchen, The Government Inspector, Reckless, Black Comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Visit, Rhinoceros, Rough Crossing, Museum, Ubu Roi, and many decades more!

The IB Spring Play is a student-produced non-musical play, presented each April. As part of the IB Collaborative Play Project, these students create, direct, act, design, and produce an original production, gathering inspiration from an existing theatre company's process and style. This process is traditionally reserved for college theatre programs, but in the Upper School we believe that our students gain immeasurable experience about artistic collaboration and the full production process from page to stage.